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Pierre Players Community Theatre enriches, educates and entertains central South Dakota by engaging volunteers and audience members in the process and product of quality theater.

Pierre Players Community Theatre is a place for everyone. We are committed to sustaining a diverse, inclusive and equitable space where everyone who walks through the theater doors—patrons, artists, volunteers and vendors—feels valued and respected regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, education or ability. As a community theater, Pierre Players seeks to inspire its community through promoting diverse stories, artists and ideals.

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Man of La Mancha Armor Making Workshop

WORKSHOP DATE: June 5, 2021

Ever wanted to help with a play but never seem to have enough time? Now is your chance! Pierre Players needs several suits of armor for the cast of Man of La Mancha. Cosplay expert, Kalder Ness, is going to show Pierre Players how to make helmets and breast plates out of foam. Come make a costume for Man of La Mancha and learn a new skill for your next costume need. The workshop will be held Saturday, June 5, at 4 p.m. CST at the Grand Opera House, 109 S. Pierre St., Pierre.

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Children's Summer Camp: The Cat!

June 14-18, 2021

Little Players Children's Theatre will hold its Summer Camp on June 14-18, 2021, at 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. CDT daily. Students going into third to fifth grade in the fall of 2021 will study Eric Litwin's “Pete the Cat” series and create their own scene and script. We will work on creative expression, sharing emotions and ideas through dialog, stage directions, stage presence, projection and other dramatic skills throughout the week with fun games and activities. Space is limited to 24 students. The fee is $10, which will be collected on the first day.

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Upcoming Auditions: A Little Piece of Heaven

AUDITIONS: August 16, 2021

An unlikely relationship is forged in the quirky tourist shop called “A Little Piece of Heaven.” Pierre Players will hold auditions for "A Little Piece of Heaven" on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the Grand Opera House. There are roles for seven males, eight females, and one male or female. For more information about auditioning or getting involved behind the scenes, contact director Kathy Riedy at katvc2@yahoo.com.

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Thank you to our star sponsors

First Dakota National Bank Pierre First UMC

Support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts. Pierre Players is also supported by the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund Phase 1, an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by an anonymous donor.

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03Jun

Man of La Mancha Armor Making Workshop

Ever wanted to help with a play but never seem to have enough time? Now is your chance! Pierre Players needs several suits of armor for the cast of Man of La Mancha. Cosplay expert, Kalder Ness, is going to show Pierre Players how to make helmets and breast plates out of foam. Come make a costume for Man of La Mancha and learn a new skill for your next costume need. The workshop will be held Saturday, June 5, at 4 p.m. CST at the Grand Opera House, 109 S. Pierre St., Pierre. Learn more about the production.

31Mar

Pierre Players Reschedules ‘A Little Piece of Heaven,' Box Office for ‘Radium Girls’ to Open on April 19

Pierre Players Community Theatre is pleased to announce that it has rescheduled “A Little Piece of Heaven” for Oct. 22-24 and Oct. 28-30. Originally planned for late February/early March, the production was canceled due to concerns at the time with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and not enough people at auditions to cast the production.

“A Little Piece of Heaven” will be part of Pierre Players’ current 2020-2021 season, meaning that season members will be able to see the production as part of their current membership. Pierre Players next season will begin in January 2022, and the show lineup will be announced later this year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused or contributed to a host of challenges in producing the types of Pierre Players' shows and seasons to which our patrons have become accustomed. To help us plan for future activities, we invite patrons to complete a brief Pierre Players Community Theater 2021 Membership Survey at pierreplayers.com.

Show dates for Pierre Players’ current production “Radium Girls,” are April 30-May 2 and May 6-8. A reminder that audience members will be required to wear masks. Those who are not comfortable attending a live production at the theater or unable to attend in person can view the production virtually on May 6-8. Tickets for “Radium Girls’ will go on sale on April 19.

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, “Radium Girls” traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, “Radium Girls” offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth and the commercialization of science.

Pierre Players’ next auditions will be for “Man of La Mancha” on May 16-18, followed by auditions for “A Little Piece of Heaven” on Aug. 16 at the Grand Opera House. For more information about Pierre Players’ upcoming productions or auditioning or getting involved, visit pierreplayers.com.

18Feb

Pierre Players Presents Virtual Production and Pizza Night; Auditions for Next Production to be Held March 1

Pierre Players Community Theatre will present the production "The First Step” virtually on March 5-11, 2021. Enjoy some pizza before you watch the play on Monday, March 8, when Pierre Players hosts a Pizza Ranch fundraiser. Pierre Players will receive 15% of all dine-in, delivery and takeout orders from Pizza Ranch from 5-8 p.m. CST that evening.

“The First Step,” written by Kathleen Maule Holen, was inspired by a true story of New Year’s resolutions, friendship and purpose in Hot Springs, S.D. For the past 14 years, Dotty Paulson and her three friends have been driving to the top of Veterans Hill at dawn on New Year’s Day. They salute the dawn of the new year, cook breakfast on a grill and affirm their resolutions. They affirm the same ones every year—lose weight, quit smoking, cut back on drinking, get more exercise—and promptly break all of them.

But 2014 is going to be different if Dotty has anything to say about it. She has met the new personal trainer in town and signed herself and her friends up for fitness training. Now all she must do is convince the girls to forget their worn-out resolutions and make just one: by next year they will be strong enough to climb the steps to the top of Veterans Hill.

The production will be available to view online for a free will donation. To sign up for the video link, visit www.pierreplayers.com/gettickets/onlineticketpurchase. The production will be available to view starting Friday, March 5, at 5 p.m. CST through Thursday, March 11, at midnight CST. Questions, email info@pierreplayers.com.

Auditions for Pierre Players’ next production, “Radium Girls,” will be held on Monday, March 1, 2021, at 7 p.m. CST at the Grand Opera House. There are roles for four to five males and five females. For more information about auditioning or getting involved behind the scenes, contact director Joshua Penrod at 605.220.0308 or joshua.dutt@state.sd.us.

21Jan

Pierre Players Canceling "A Little Piece of Heaven," Instead Offering a Virtual Production

Pierre Players Community Theatre regretfully announces that it is canceling its next production “A Little Piece of Heaven,” which was scheduled for Feb. 26-28 and March 4-6, 2021. Due to concerns with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there were not enough people at auditions to cast the production.

Many who did audition are now involved in a one-act play titled "The First Step,” which Pierre Players will offer virtually in late February/early March. Written by Kathleen Maule Holen, the play was inspired by a true story of New Year’s resolutions, friendship and purpose in Hot Springs, S.D. Be watching for more details about how you can view the virtual production.

Pierre Players is planning to offer “A Little Piece of Heaven” at a later date to be announced. Auditions for Pierre Players’ next production, “Radium Girls,” will be held on March 1, 2021, at 7 p.m. CST at the Grand Opera House.

Pierre Players Community Theatre remains dedicated to its mission of enriching, educating and entertaining central South Dakota by engaging volunteers and audience members in the process and product of quality theater. You can support Pierre Players in this mission through making a donation, which we will use to help cover the monthly costs to keep our organization strong during this pandemic. To learn more, visit pierreplayers.com/donate.

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Pierre Players Theatre

Man of La Mancha Armor Making Workshop

WORKSHOP DATE: June 5, 2021

Children's Summer Camp: The Cat!

June 14-18, 2021

Upcoming Auditions: A Little Piece of Heaven

AUDITIONS: August 16, 2021

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Pierre Players News

Man of La Mancha Armor Making Workshop

Pierre Players Reschedules ‘A Little Piece of Heaven,' Box Office for ‘Radium Girls’ to Open on April 19

Pierre Players Presents Virtual Production and Pizza Night; Auditions for Next Production to be Held March 1

Pierre Players Canceling "A Little Piece of Heaven," Instead Offering a Virtual Production